The Extended Academic Senate of TU Berlin elected two vice presidents in its session on 24 January 2024. The regular term of office of the second and third vice presidents ends on 31 March 2024. The term of office is two years. Christian Schröder was re-elected for a second term as vice president for education, teacher training, and continuing education (33 votes in favor, 17 votes against, 1 abstention).
Normally, elephants eat bananas whole, skin and all, but one elephant at the Berlin Zoo likes to peel some of her bananas first a skill researchers believe she learned from watching humans, shining more light on the incredible cognitive abilities of elephants.
The female elephant most likely learned the unusual peeling behavior from watching her caretakers peel bananas for her, the study authors report. The findings in a single elephant show that elephants more broadly have special cognitive and manipulative abilities, they say.